Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 61Jul 17, 2016 6:58 pm Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 64Jul 17, 2016 9:45 pm Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 65Jul 20, 2016 10:16 am Hi all, just a small update - we completed our internals appointment on Monday and now just waiting for the amount of damage to come through We added a lot of options to be priced as it was difficult to decide on the spot. What makes it hard though is that M wants you to sign off each bit (tiling, electrical, kitchen) as you go so it's very hard to manage a budget. We have definitely blown our budget having had a look at the kitchen estimate, now it's a matter of how much On another note, for those considering rebating the slabs in the wet areas so it sits flush with tiling in the main floor areas, it can be done for the ground floor. The price to rebate the slab in our Laundry and Powder on the ground floor was about $850. This can't be done for the first floor but when you have carpet and underlay, the difference between the wet area and carpet area won't be significant. The only inconvenience is that it needs to be done after you know the thickness of your tiles for the wet areas.. Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 66Jul 20, 2016 10:29 am Great news on yr internal selections Q! It's best to choose all the selections you wanted as you can't change most of them after handover. Go nuts with yr choices! I did ask about the wet area rebate and was told it can't be done which was disappointing but now it can be? Geez.... wish we had a that option last year! @Orph Build thread: viewtopic.php?t=78328 Home Furniture: viewtopic.php?t=80551 Technology Hub: viewtopic.php?t=83663 Landscape Design: viewtopic.php?t=80645 Orpheus Building the Metricon Glendale 38|Sydney Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 68Jul 23, 2016 4:22 pm Hello, now that we've had all our appointments and are waiting for variations to be drafted, we thought we would share the internal colours we chose which were mainly neutrals plus some feature walls for some dramatic effect. For the ceilings, we are going for vivid white. The walls will be mostly Snowy Mountains: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Our carpet is quite dark coloured so we would like to keep most of our walls neutral. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ For the feature walls, we chose mainly browns and greys so we can add a splash of colour with paintings and furniture. The downstairs feature walls for the Study, Sitting Room and Living Room will be Bearsuit. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Upstairs, the feature walls for the bedrooms will be Cave Man with the master bedroom feature wall being Namadji for extra dramatic effect Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The stairs and downstairs sliding doors to the Study and Sitting rooms will be Cabots Charcoal. The cabinets in the bathrooms and laundry will be a Laminex Nocturne Oak with the Organic White Stone Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The kitchen cabinets will be polyurethane in a half-Lexicon with handleless opening. We're not sure if all these combinations will work so fingers-crossed One thing you might consider is upgrading the paint. There are certain options for wash and wear paint and some type of paint that prevents bacteria growth, which is good for wet areas. We are currently getting pricing for this. Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 69Jul 23, 2016 4:35 pm At the moment, we are trying to get some answers from Kitchen as we are trying to somehow achieve a height of 760mm between the gas cooktop and rangehood while still making it look nice. The problem is that the glass window splashback has a maximum width of 680mm so it means the rangehood would sit above the glass window splashback. We're trying to figure out what you put along the strip just above the glass window splashback - tiles? glass? In hindsight, for those that want a strong rangehood and cooktop combo, check the minimum distance between the 2 before you commit to a window splashback. You can always raise the height of a tiled splashback as it is an internal change. However if you have a window splashback, it is much harder to change the height of the window splashback to match the distance between your cooktop and rangehood, cause it's an external change that affects the CDC/council submission. The other kitchen issue we are having is trying to fit a fridge freezer pigeon pair in the fridge space. The current width is 108cm. We need 126cm in width so M is seeing if they can unlock some space on the sides by getting rid of some voids.. Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 70Jul 23, 2016 5:33 pm Quirmeball1280 At the moment, we are trying to get some answers from Kitchen as we are trying to somehow achieve a height of 760mm between the gas cooktop and rangehood while still making it look nice. The problem is that the glass window splashback has a maximum width of 680mm so it means the rangehood would sit above the glass window splashback. We're trying to figure out what you put along the strip just above the glass window splashback - tiles? glass? In hindsight, for those that want a strong rangehood and cooktop combo, check the minimum distance between the 2 before you commit to a window splashback. You can always raise the height of a tiled splashback as it is an internal change. However if you have a window splashback, it is much harder to change the height of the window splashback to match the distance between your cooktop and rangehood, cause it's an external change that affects the CDC/council submission. The other kitchen issue we are having is trying to fit a fridge freezer pigeon pair in the fridge space. The current width is 108cm. We need 126cm in width so M is seeing if they can unlock some space on the sides by getting rid of some voids.. Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Great tips! I can't believe I/better 1/2 didn't pick up the range hood height. We've actually selected the same stone as our bench top to go behind the range hood so no issue with lifting up the range hood but the plans have it at the same height as the bottom of the wall units... Need to start a list of SS matters to "discuss" and hope the slab economy works. Hope M can adjust for you stick to your guns they'd rather have your $$$ then not move a range hood! Great selections. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78995 Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78995 Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 71Jul 23, 2016 7:11 pm The rangehood height isn't a problem usually if you have an induction cooktop or one that sits flush with the benchtop. It's just unfortunate that we have a window splashback that is only 680mm and the cooktop and rangehood both have a specifies minimum distance of 760mm. We are thinking of keeping the overhead cabinets flush with the plaster reveal of the window splashback and just have the rangehood raised by about 8-10cm. Having it all in line would have been more contemporary but the cupboards (at 76cm above the benchtop) would be too hard to reach at that height. Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 72Jul 26, 2016 6:39 pm Hi all, a little setback today while finalising the plans to submit to Council. We were suddenly told that our 2 rear facing bedroom windows on the first floor (yes, the same ones that have caused us much grief) need to shrink in height because there needs to be a minimum of 2 brick course clearance between the window sills and roof line Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 73Jul 26, 2016 7:31 pm Quirmeball1280 Hi all, a little setback today while finalising the plans to submit to Council. We were suddenly told that our 2 rear facing bedroom windows on the first floor (yes, the same ones that have caused us much grief) need to shrink in height because there needs to be a minimum of 2 brick course clearance between the window sills and roof line Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Can they shift the window down? @Orph Build thread: viewtopic.php?t=78328 Home Furniture: viewtopic.php?t=80551 Technology Hub: viewtopic.php?t=83663 Landscape Design: viewtopic.php?t=80645 Orpheus Building the Metricon Glendale 38|Sydney Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 74Jul 27, 2016 9:11 am Quirmeball1280 Hi all, a little setback today while finalising the plans to submit to Council. We were suddenly told that our 2 rear facing bedroom windows on the first floor (yes, the same ones that have caused us much grief) need to shrink in height because there needs to be a minimum of 2 brick course clearance between the window sills and roof line Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Oh no! I understand how frustrating it can be when window sizes have to be reduced! I hope M can find another option somehow... Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 75Jul 27, 2016 11:25 am Hi Orph, unfortunately it's an issue with the first floor Windows being too close to the roofline of the ground floor and we can't shift it any higher because they are already against our first floor eaves M and T - We tried looking at ways like reducing the first floor eaves from 600mm to 450mm, or reducing the pitch of the ground floor roofline, but it still didn't work The other option was to keep the large window but move it more to the sides of the house but I think the windows being off-centre would stress me out more in the future than agreeing to the smaller windows. In the end, we caved in to the smaller windows so we could get the plans submitted to council asap Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 77Jul 29, 2016 2:31 pm Hi NRG37+, it was suppose to be submitted yesterday but M used snail mail instead of Ryde's eServices platform The funny thing is that I saw another M online application on the system submitted today so I'm not sure why they submitted mines via snail mail Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 78Jul 29, 2016 3:57 pm Quirmeball1280 Hi NRG37+, it was suppose to be submitted yesterday but M used snail mail instead of Ryde's eServices platform The funny thing is that I saw another M online application on the system submitted today so I'm not sure why they submitted mines via snail mail Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Upside is it's unlikely to speed up the council process by very much. (Not that that is really an upside council is so slow.....) From my poor experience, I'd ask M , or better still council, to send you a copy of what's been submitted. M sent the wrong externals to council for my submission, I hope your CSC is more on the ball. Build thread - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=78995 Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 79Jul 29, 2016 5:42 pm Quirmeball1280 Hi NRG37+, it was suppose to be submitted yesterday but M used snail mail instead of Ryde's eServices platform The funny thing is that I saw another M online application on the system submitted today so I'm not sure why they submitted mines via snail mail Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 All M's correspondence to council regarding our build was also via snail mail... It didn't really hold things up though, it was approved within a month! This was Holroyd council though (now known as Cumberland Council). I have a feeling ours got pushed through quickly though because the council merger was on the verge of happening... Welcome to our new Metricon Henderson viewtopic.php?f=31&t=81978 https://metriconhenderson.wordpress.com Re: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW 80Jul 29, 2016 7:10 pm Thanks NRG37+, M and T, looking at the online tracking for Ryde Council there's quite a few DA applications that have been submitted in the last few weeks so fingers crossed. The most we can do now is to try and get demolition approval organised and our internals finalised Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde NSW viewtopic.php?t=82846 Build thread: Metricon Liberty 45 in Ryde, NSW 3 6414 Hi, First of all, thank you to this community for sharing your thoughts and opinions. We are in early days of our pre-contract stage for Metricon Doulton and we are… 0 10759 Hello All 🙂 We are planning to start our journey of construction our first home. 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